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Sparkle Stories Giveaway!

This weekend’s giveaway is from David and Lisabeth of Sparkle Stories!  I asked Lisa to introduce her family and share with us the story behind Sparkle Stories.


David is a storyteller & teacher; I’m a playwright by training and a producer by nature.  Sparkle Stories is the collaboration between us.

We do all of our writing and production from our home in Charlotte, VT.   Our kids are huge inspiration for what we do — the stories are often inspired by what they’re bringing to our lives each day.  Two of the primary story series — Martin & Sylvia and Junkyard Tales — were first “bedtime stories” for years in our house.  Our kids also get directly involved by recording with us.


How did Sparkle Stories begin?
Sparkle began in a divine-flash-of-inspiration.  I was online, looking for high quality audio stories for my boys.  I was searching for a regular source that I could trust would be age-appropriate & inspiring, but also fun; one  that I didn’t have to preview first!   And I was coming up short.  I saw that other parents were having the same experience.
And then I thought of David, who has this incredible gift for spinning stories.  In a “flash”, I saw his ability weave mesmerizing stories, at the drop of a hat.  He never seems to run out of ideas.   And then I had the thought: what if I could tap the source that is my unstoppable story-spinning husband, and turn it into a business?  It was one of those whole-body-goosebump moments.

About six months later we got started.


HOW SPARKLE WORKS.
Sparkle produces fresh stories each week.  There are six different story series to choose from, and most everything is accessible by subscription.

Families log into their Story Box and download the stories at their convenience.  Downloaded stories can be played on a computer, mp3 player or iPod, or burned onto a CD.  The best place to learn more about Sparkle is our Testimonials page.

If you want to get a taste of the different story series, you’ll find samples of each on our Stories page, “Sample Packs” you can purchase on our Subscribe page, and free stories to enjoy on our Blog.

For the giveaway:  Lisabeth is offering one Small Things reader one entire month of all six story series, so the winner can get a taste of everything that Sparkle Stories has to offer.

She’s also offering an amazing discount to everyone:

$1-for-the-first-month of subscription.   Go to http://www.sparklestories.com/trysparkle/   and choose one of our Sparkle Stories Packages.  Use the magic code SPARKLING to receive your discount.
And finally, I just wanted to mention that there is currently a free Mother’s Day story available for download on the Sparkle blog right now.   You can download the story HERE.

It’s called  “Momma Opossum”, and it honors the good (and sometimes hard) work of being a mother.

 

For your chance to win, leave a comment on this post.  Comments will close and the winner will be announced within this post on Monday.

Comments are closed.  The winner is Anne:  “I’d love to try that out!”

Thanks Lisabeth and Sparkle Stories!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. My girls and I have listened to a few of their sample stories on the site and really enjoyed them! I would love to win!!

  3. I have heard SO MUCH about sparkle stories, and would love to win the subscription. If someone else is the lucky family, I appreciate the discount! Happy Mother’s Day.

  4. Very good of you to jump on this talent. I have also told my husband, who makes up incredible stories for our children, that he has such a talent for coming up with ideas so effortlessly. I’m very happy you decided to market something that didn’t exist in a great quantity. This is the first time that I have heard of your company and would love to hear what you all have to offer. Happy Mother’s Day!

  6. So wonderful! We’ve been enjoying the free stories while a couple of kids have been under the weather. A subscription would be great!

  8. We have just finished our subscription so would love to pick this up, as it has been invaluable in so many circumstances!

  10. I bet they would be perfect for the drive for my 4 kids from the mountains into the city we do every couple of weeks. Have been wanting to subscribe – so the discount is just the spurring on I needed.

  15. What a unique giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity Ginny & Sparkle Stories!

  18. Would love to win! My boys go through books quickly and would love something new. Thanks for introducing us to Sparkle Stories!

  27. We love the Sparkle sample stories and would LOVE to win a subscription. Thanks for a great giveaway!

  32. I would LOVE a month of Sparkle Stories. I just found out this morning that I am pregnant with our third ***yay!*** and some sparkle stories might be perfect for entertaining the other 2 during my first trimester.

  34. What a wonderful idea! I am anxious to listen to the samples. Thanks for introducing this to me!!

  35. What a wonderful idea! I am anxious to listen to the samples. Thanks for introducing me to this!

  36. Thanks for featuring Sparkle Stories, Ginny. I subscribed! I think it will be great listening exercise for my daughter, Faith.

  41. Oooohhh. . . My kids LOVE audio stories and I will most definitely be checking these out! Thanks for the opportunity!